Flowers of Evil (Mountain album)

Flowers of Evil is the third studio album and first live album by American hard rock band Mountain.[1] It is partly a concept album about drug abuse in Vietnam.[2] The first side of the album includes new studio material, while the second consists of live material recorded on 27 June 1971 at the Fillmore East in New York City. It was released in November 1971 by Windfall.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [3]
Christgau's Record GuideC[4]
Flowers of Evil
Studio album / live album by
Mountain
ReleasedNovember 1971 (1971-11)
Recorded
  • September 1971 (studio)
  • June 27, 1971 (live)
VenueFillmore East, New York City
StudioRecord Plant, New York City
GenreHard rock
Length50:37
LabelWindfall
ProducerFelix Pappalardi
Mountain chronology
Nantucket Sleighride
(1971)		 Flowers of Evil
(1971)		 Live: The Road Goes Ever On
(1972)

Track listing

Side 1: Studio
  1. "Flowers of Evil" (West, Pappalardi, David Rea) – 4:52
  2. "King's Chorale" (Pappalardi) – 1:04
  3. "One Last Cold Kiss" (Pappalardi, Collins) – 3:54
  4. "Crossroader" (Pappalardi, Collins) – 4:53
  5. "Pride and Passion" (Pappalardi, Gail Delta Collins Pappalardi) – 7:11

Side 2: Live
1. "Dream Sequence" (medley) – 25:03
  • Guitar Solo (West) /
  • Roll Over Beethoven (Chuck Berry) /
  • Dreams of Milk and Honey (West, Pappalardi, John Ventura, Norman Landsberg) /
  • Variations (West, Pappalardi, Laing, Steve Knight) /
  • Swan Theme (Pappalardi, Collins)
2. "Mississippi Queen" (West, Pappalardi, Laing, Rea) – 3:49

Charts
Chart (1972/73) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] 39
United States (Billboard 200) 31

Personnel
Additional personnel
  • Bud Prager – executive producer
  • Bob d'Orleans – recording engineer
  • Judy Szekely – recording engineer
  • Beverly Weinstein – art direction
  • Gail Collins – artwork
  • The Music Agency – graphics

References
  1. "The Story of the Band Mountain". Goldmine. April 25, 2017.
  2. "From the Music Capitals of the World". Billboard. December 4, 1971 – via Google Books.
  3. Mountain: Flowers of Evil (1971) album review by William Ruhlmann at AllMusic.com
  4. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: M". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 8, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  5. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 210. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.


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